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Teacher of the Year

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Thu Jan 29, 2026, 05:00 PM Thursday

Historical moments that change the course of the country so rarely happen. [View all]

Good morning. If you have not taken a moment to stop and listen to Bruce Srpingsteen's Streets of Minneapolis I am going to suggest that you do. Head to YouTube-the song has been out for four hours and since I started this post has gone from 54,000 likes to 56,000.

This song is a flashpoint. "There are bloody footprints where mercy should have stood." are words that are going to take people into the streets, and not just in Minneapolis, but around the country and, I have little doubt, around the world.

By the end of today this will be the top video on YouTube. This song will put Bruce back into the #1 spot on Billboard next week.

We have been given an anthem. Our flag has been planted. They are using guns but they are about to find out one single human voice, singing truth, can change the mind of the world.

Something's happening here. In this case, it is completely clear and we know what to do.

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